Walt Rockman - Pollution

Posted on June 1, 2006 by ed

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I now have a new pick for favorite library record cover ever. It'll probably change in a few months but wow is this great. "Pollution" comes from the German SONOTON label and features some excellent electronic drone action. The record is mainly electronic, aside from two very kraut-rock / motorik percussion tracks, "Pollution Drums" and "Dramatic Rhythm". It very well could be Niagara frontman Klaus Weiss playing on these two, as he's recorded a few library records on this label as well (just a guess though — don't quote me on that).

Rockman released some other electronic libraries on Sonoton in the mid to late 70s, as well as a few on the UK Conroy label. I really like the sound of this LP; there aren't really any 'songs' — just great analog soundscapes that would certainly fit well in a 70's science filmstrip. I'm interested in hearing some of Rockman's other output on this label; namely "Underwater" (volumes 1 & 2) and "Unusual Sounds".

Listen to a few tracks:
Polluted Drums
Dramatic Rhythm
Neutronen Tod
Reactor
Atomic Waste

Filed under: Avant / Experimental, Electronic, Library

8 Comments to “Walt Rockman - Pollution”

hcrink on June 1st, 2006 @ 2:10 pm

this is insanely neato!
MikeB on June 1st, 2006 @ 3:06 pm

I got this record about 3 years ago from The Sound Library in NYC but I was foolish enough to trade it away. Polluted Drums is my personal favorite but I dig the electronic madness on this record also.

Oh, and you can not front on shorty rocking the gas mask with doll in tow!!
Edith head on June 1st, 2006 @ 4:34 pm

YES to the max!!

awesome tracks and that cover is undeniably killin’ it
GLOOM on June 2nd, 2006 @ 2:21 pm

this cover will give me nightmares.
Moogman on June 21st, 2006 @ 4:42 pm

Ed

Only Under water vol. 1 is by Walt Rockman; volume 2 has different artists: S. Sklair & O. Sieben (A1 - A5), J. Fox & M. Prindy (A6), and Mladen Franko (A7-9, B1 - B11)
Nick on September 9th, 2006 @ 4:52 pm

jesus…i’ve a walt rockman record that’s cheesy as hell, absolutely nothing like this! hidden depths, it seems…
soul-fiend on January 26th, 2007 @ 2:05 pm

http://waxidermy.com/2006/06/06/j-matthews-electronic-music/
davesrecords on January 21st, 2008 @ 4:12 pm

“oh, and you can not front on shorty rocking the gas mask with doll in tow!!”

and notice he’s asleep as well!! what a trooper.

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